A New Year for DUSA

A New Year for DUSA

As 2014 came to an end, one of the most memorable experiences was launching the first ever Darfur United Soccer Academy (DUSA) in camp Djabal last October. The combination of nerves and excitement going into my last trip to Chad was overwhelming. I had little...
A Typical Darfuri Training Session…

A Typical Darfuri Training Session…

The three dots at the end of this heading are imperative to include in this blog. Reasons to follow. For those of you who have never observed a Darfuri futbol game in the refugee camps or training session out here in Osterstund, Sweden, it is quite a unique and...
Coaching Darfuri Men

Coaching Darfuri Men

I’ve been fortunate enough to coach soccer to many different age groups, competitive levels, males and females and various regions of the world, however I most certainly have never coached Darfuri men. Before embarking on this trip as an assistant coach for Darfur...
Mission Accomplished

Mission Accomplished

After three hard days of training, we were finally able to narrow our selection to four fantastic coaches. Two of them we knew from the beginning were strong leaders and possessed all the right characteristics for the job, however the last two shined more so on the...
‘Mission Accomplished’

‘Mission Accomplished’

After three hard days of training, we were finally able to narrow our selection to four fantastic coaches. Two of them we knew from the beginning were strong leaders and possessed all the right characteristics for the job, however the last two shined more so on the...